Eric Ross

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Eric Ross
Personal information
Full name William Eric Ross
Date of birth (1944-09-19) 19 September 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Inside forward, midfielder
Youth career
–1962 Boyland F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1967 Glentoran 148 (32)
1967 → Detroit Cougars (guest) 8 (1)
1967–1969 Newcastle United 2 (0)
1969–1972 Northampton Town 57 (5)
1971–1972 → Hartlepool United (loan) 2 (0)
1972–1973 North Shields
Total 217+ (38+)
International career
Northern Ireland Schools
1966 Irish League XI 1 (0)
1967 Northern Ireland U23 1 (0)
1968 Northern Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Eric Ross (born 19 September 1944) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as an inside forward or midfielder and made one appearance for the Northern Ireland national team.[1][2]

He was noted for wearing glasses while playing.[3]

Career

Ross earned his first and only cap for Northern Ireland on 10 September 1968 in a friendly against Israel. The away match, which was played in Tel Aviv, finished as a 3–2 win for Northern Ireland.[4]

Personal life

Ross was born on 19 September 1944 in Belfast. After his retirement from football, he moved to Canada in the 1970s, where he worked as a travel agent in the Vancouver area.[2]

Career statistics

International

Northern Ireland[4]
Year Apps Goals
1968 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ Eric Ross at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Eric Ross". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Football: Eric had an eye for the game". Belfast Telegraph. 17 June 2000.
  4. ^ a b "Eric Ross". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 April 2020.


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